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The Age of the Earth.

In boring we'll on the farm OF Mrs;
Sarah Williams, some five miles south OF
Colusa, J. c. Frazier, who has the farm
rented, struck piece of wood at
depth of ITO feet. The wood brought
up by the auger was in an excellent state
of preservation and was pronounced IAN
oak" The place is only fifty feet above
the sea level, so that the wood is l2O
feet below the earth's surface. If it was
sunk there when this valley was lake or
an arm OF the sea it was in pretty deep
water. How long since this piece OF
wood was in the growing tree' The val
ley, of course, has grown, but without
some convulsion of nature the growth
has been slow, not, perhaps, over foot
per century. Then has it been 1000
years since this oak tree grew? In the
shadow of the Infinite this is not long,
but measured by the history of man it is
indeed a long spaee.-Col,sa (Cal) SIN.
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How Sea Lions Are Captured.

"The best sea lion contract lever made
was with P. T. Barnum in 1871" said
Captain Cyrus Eastman to San Francisco
Eraminer reporter. His agent entered
into contract with me to deliver pair
alive to him in New York City, and paid
me 81, 900 upon my signing the papers,
and the final output was something like
$1,000 took two men and went to
Santa Barbara, where 1 chartered q
schooner and took on board six of the
best lassoers (vaqueros) that I could
get.
San Miguel Islands at that time was
alive with sea lions. There was no
trouble in lassoing sea lion, but the
difficulty was to make the lasso hold, as
sea lions neck is larger than his
head. 1t was all right as long as
he was headed from you, but as soon
as he turned the RATA would slip off and
you lost him. My only capture on the
first trip was three mall ones, but as they
did not come up to the required weight
for Barnum I sold them to John Robin
son, at Omaha, where they were an i'm
mense attraction. On my second trip /
added to my force and took hunting
crew of eight men, and pro6ting by my
former experience I had my riatas fixed
with fshhooks, and also we'll plastered
with resin, bnt I could not hold the
beasts, and so shot one, aud throwing
the lasso over flipper I found that it
would hold. All that seal has to do is
to give me his fipper and have got him:
My men were all Indians. I took one Of
them and showed him the trick, and the
next morning we went into the sea lions
rookery and caught four. I went to San
Francisco Immediately and placed my
captivcs in saltwater tank, and kept
them there until the departure of the
next steamer for Panama. I got them
safely over the isthmus and landed them
alive and well in New York, and got my
pay.n
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
Useful Hints,

A small piece of butter placed in starch
Is said to give fine polish.
Warm salt water inhaled through the
nostrils will cure cold and catarrh.
A good cement Ito close the cracks in
stoves is made by mixing wood ashes and
salt. ~
Bathing the eyes when tired or weak
in warm salt water will soothe and
strengthen them.
Silver should be washed with chamois
skin saturated with silver soap each time
after use, thus avoiding general clean.
ing. ,,Esss
Windows and mirrors can be made to
shine without long polishing, if after be-,
ing washed in hot soapsuds they are
rubbed dry with newspaper.
Oil stains may be removed from paper
by applying pipe clay powdered and
mixed with water to the thickness of
cream; leave on for four hours.
It is said by some housekeepers that
the addition of little vinegar to the
water in which tough meat is boiled will
have the effect of rendering it tender.
The simple sure cure for an offensive
kitchen waste pipe is concentrated lye
poured in boiling hot, and which willmake
soap in twinkling all along the greasy
line.
Butter may be render less troublesome
in summer by being covered with huge
aower pot large enough to enclose the
plate and rest in tray in which there is
some cold water. Leaving butter in wa
ter spoils it.
A good cleaning powder for show win
iows and mirrors is prepared by moisten-
ing calcined magnesia with pure benzine,
so that mass is formed sufficiently moist
to let a drop form when pressed. The
mixture has to be preserved in glass bot
Ties with ground shoppers, in order to re-
tain the easily volatile 1enzine: A ! little it'll
ton and applied to the glass plate. Do
not use necr fire or light, as the ben
zine vapor is very inAammable and e1-
plosiYc. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
Tall Men Wear Many Hats.

"I would rather have one tall man as
customer than two short ones" said a
dealer in headgcar for gentlemen to a
Philadelphia Bulletin writer. "Why'
that is singular remarked the one ad'
dressed. II thought that in your busl-
ness especially two heads were better
than ONE" '.Wcll, continued the hat
ter, ''that may be true in regard to tran
sient buyers, but for a steady, regular
customer give me the tall man. He re-
quires more hats in a year than three
average small men Inc tan Individual
can't keep hat in any decent shape; one
or two rides in street Car knocks the
6rmness out of the body of the hat, and
that ends it, The tall man is always
running into the lamps in cars; low door
ways scrapes his crowns, and, altogether,
his height encourages the trade of the
batter Immensely"
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Recipes.

STEAMED RrcE.-One cup of rice, one
teaspoon of salt, three cups of boiling
water; steam one hour; add one cup Of
sweet milk, cook twenty minutes longer,
when it is ready to serve with cream and
sugar.
CUCUMBER CATsUP. Crate three dozen
large cucnmbers and twelve white onions;
put three handfuls of salt over them.
Let them soak twenty-four hours, then
drain them; soak also a cupful and a half
of mustard seed for the same length Of
time. Then drain them and add the
mustard seed to the cucumbers with two
spoonfuls of whole pepper, put them in
a jar, cover with vinegar and cork tight;
keep ina dry place.
HoMINY CRoQUETTEs.-Too one quart
of boiling water add teaspoonful Of
salt; stir in gradually heaping half-pint
of the finest hominy; boil three quarters
of an hour, and put it on the back Of the
range where it will remain hot an hour
longer; then put in a large bowl and add
the beaten yolks of two eggs, mix it
thoroughly, and when cold shape into
cones; dipthe cones in beaten egg, roll in
crumbs and fry in boiling fat. &.
APPLE PE.-Lay finely-sliced apples
at the bottom of pie dish, strew them
with little sugar and spice, and then
put layer of coarse bread-crumbs, with
few little dots of butter. Alternate
these layers until the dish is full. Let
the last layer consist of apple cut in
eighths. Pour on sufficient water to
moisten the whole. Cover, and set in the
oven. When the apples on top are tender
remove the cover and cook until brown.
A FISH PUDDING. three pounds
of any fish suitable for boiling. Have
two cups of milk scalding hot, and put
to it a good.sizcd piece of butter into
which you have rubbed large table,
spoonful of butter. Lay the fish into
the milk after stirring in the butter and
-four, then add two tablespoonfuls Of
cold milk, salt and pepper, with very
slight sprinkling of nutmeg. Put into
buttered pudding dish and bake one
hour in good oven. Serve with caper
sauce.
TOMATO sALAD.-scald half a peck Of
tomatoes, nice ripe ones, take off the
skins, and cut in smooth, delicate slices,
and set on the ice to COOL When cold
drain and lay them neatly in deep dish.
Boil four eggs hard, rub the yolks to
powder, q tablespoonful Of mustard,
three tablespoonfuls of fine olive oil, OF, {
far better, of very thick, sweet cream.
Add five tsblespoonfuls of vinegar, salt
and cayenne to suit taste; beat up two
raw eggs very light, then beat all to-
gether.. An excellent supper dish. The
original receipt. calls for three table,.
spoonfuls of mustard, which, unless
ones stomach has been burned callous
like Mexican's, is a great deal too
much in our judgment.
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CONVERSATION.

II Joy and Perfectness have crowned a day,
Alas we say, this gracious day is done,
The gods will never send us such an one
Again, however we may strive and pray.
But if in woe that knoweth no allay
Full slow the anguish h-harrowed hours have
run
Our hearts grow lighter with the setting
sun,
For then we feel that all hours pass away.
Now some are bound to Life with golden
bands
And Life to these is passing sweet and dear;
They fain would linger in each lovely year
And shun the pilgrimage to unknown lands
But souls that sorrow know not any fear
When Death draws nigh with healing in his
hands
-Grahan, r. Tomso,, in Scribner.
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for home. The opium is forwarded to
Calcutta in boxes known as opium chests,
and the insidious drug is ready to be sent
on its mission of blessing to many and
of misery to many more. ."-NeU York
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to make me git off'n this placer'
eye hain't goin' though. be ye?" he in
quired anxious!y, and at the same time
automatically and guardedly.
''No, sir, 1 hain't!
81 knowed ye wasn't knowed it all
the time! Say, what ye goin' t. do bout
that dog"
:'Shut up say Now ye ever goin'
to mosey round here bout this claim
'gin?"
mo marm.'
eff let ye down air ye goin' to make
tracks up cross the quarter to yer own
ranch"
eyes marm."
"Tige, come here! Now Mr.. Barker,
YOU slide down off'n that roof an don't
We git into the rain bar'l either, an then
scoot fer home or this dog'll chew We up
till yell feel 'sif the Methodist Church
had fell onter you"
"All right, widder-good by" and as
Mr.. Phil Barton, professional bad man,
late of-etc., etc., took long steps
through the tall prairie grass it seemed to
him as if the cow, and the calf, and the
dog, and even the pigs and chickens were
all involved in one immense, malicious,
, triumphant grin.
After he arrived home he sat down to
think it overland count the wounds the
dog had inflicted. 81 reckon when she
: says she's goin' t stay that she means it, VI
he soliloquized. ''Wall, blamed if don't
rather like her style! She's got the git
up an git, now | tell ye"
He remained very closely at home fol
several days. A dozen times a day he
would look around at his lonely room,
s:rh and then say: "B!amed if I don't
/ like her style" And at last his horse
brush and the potato kettle were again
; brought into service for other than their
regular uses and once more he started
forth to visit the widow Baxter-this
time on a much more decided mission.
He approached her house from the real
and very cautiously. He had visions oi
the dog. This guardian was nowhere
visible, however, and even the COW
seemed to intuitively understand the
nature of his visit and only shifted the
air inquiringly, after the manner of the
cow. Still he knew he was trcading or
a sleeping volcano. But he had plan
He crept up through the Ions
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THE LAST DAY or THE CAMPAIGN.


THE NIcoLL MEN FIND FEW DEMOCRATS To TAKE
THEIR MONEY.
In Wall Street there was not much betting although
there was considerable offered even on tho snc-
cess Of the Republicans candidate aud exceptional bet
OF 800 to $50 msdo at tho stock Exchange that
Nicoll would be elected. Several bets even terms
were made in the board while outside. odds OF 10 70
and IN few Instances still larger odds wero offered on
Colonel Fellows. Those bets were taken up promptly
and late In the day 1t difficult TO find Offers better
than even money and ever those we're not plentiful.
There was a largo amount OF money which was not
placed that Colonel Fellows would not have 10000
plurality 30 far as tho betting In Wall Street was an
Indication. the belief that the Republican candidate
would 10 electoi Increased from hour to hour.
At the dowtown Exchanges other than tho Stock FIX
change there was comparatively little ant[eeouon OK
element tho boon OF each candidate fer the District
Attorneys Office had done its worst last week Tho
bettisg iIregularly and fair quotation would be
even money on each side At the Produce Exchange a
great deal OF elsctionesrng done and talk about 10
days result almost more plentiful than talk about
the markets There were no important BETS made nut
warm Fellows Nicoll men, ~ tho case nght BE- Uhen
provoked by stscr nts from opponents would onsr odds
that not gauge OF the general betting sentiment
The Nicoil no more confident thar they
were few day. ago and found fewer takers OF bets
the Fellows Democrats There was little betting
Al tho Coffee and Cotton Exchange. rs most OF tao
brokers who risk money popular votes had already
M de up their wagers Al the Consolidated STOCK ana
Petroleum Exchange bet OF $500 to $3.50 on Fehews
placed Ia tho hands II Chairman Peters but on tho
moor the Fellows we're moro than ch2ry ot snerhB
odds Some small beta fact. were oersd at ODDS on
Ncoll without hndns takers The eenora! sentiment Oh
the EXCHANGES has been strengthening for the fsuhg
Republican reform candidate since tho exposures OF
Cosnei Feowss close connection with Tweed. AND only
tho fear OF possible deals repressed tho Nlcoll en-
thu-ia.m below an overhov. Democrats who were
boa,ul last week mild 10 their claims ana cautious
In their betting They recognized tho increa'n. current
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PLAYS FOR THE VIEW CITY BUTLDIyG

Controller IOcw has issued pamphlet containing
Instructions for architects In preparing plans for the
new public building to be erected In the city Hall Park
Tho Centre st. wing will b. arranged ~ follows first
story, Registers orcc; second story. criminal courts
third story any city department that may be assigned
In IL fourth story, criminal courts nth story, some
CITY department sixth story, DstrictAttorneys Office
Tho broadway wing will contain first story, Tax
Receivers office Tax Commissioners office, Psymasers
office and Water Registers Office second story Finance
third story, Bureau Of Arrears and part
M ,hs Department OF Public Works; fourth story,
Dor art men Of Public Works nth story, Department Of
JIbc pa No. Aauednct Commissioners AM street Clean
ing Drpartnont; sixth story, Law Department, Clv
service Board commissioners Of accounts ana bcaI
H..n orend by the sinking Fund Commission for the
49, nians tho awards to 6e male March l, 1888
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CATCHING A DEMOCRATIC TRIcKsrER.

At Essex Market Police Court yesterday George A.
Hughes nau Of respectable appearance giving his ago
AZ fifty years. was aragned before Justice Duny on
charge OF osunssuas Timothy j. DAILY to Illegally
register as q votor. DAILY 10 private detective He
took up his abode the Windsor Theatre Hool NO. AZ
Bswary on October 20. on October ~ ne was ap.
proaohed a. he says BY Hughes who an emplsJe OF
tho hotel And requested to register himself as quail
fed vster. .,, ro-
4, with as and Alfred stookler and Tim Campbell VIII
null "a ont Of hole get ate Peniles poll
sx,cs And besus regisrasa Is part OF the system"
Justice Duay presided At E..eE Market y:ssrdaJ ana
nrsmiuept INC Der Of the John Rsgsn Association.
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elligent reply was given.
IsUE READY TO SELL OUT AGAINf

r. HE READY TO SELL UUI hUAINF
II Is asserted on what 10 deemed gesd authority that
"Bsrnoy" OIsourko. tho wollkno Republican liquor
dealer Of tho With Assembly District will sell cut do
Lanccy Nicol lie controls hys election districts II tho
With Assembly Distrct and may be able 10 throw 500
votes Tho understanding 10 that no will run tho Re
publican STATE and county tickets straight with the e1
cepsn Of Ncol for District Attorney Two 70 ars ago
Barney" made a somewhat similar doal UnuIt
Occasion he "a. Andrew j. White for Sheriff Patrick
Keenan, for County Clerk, ana Robert B Mooney for
president OF the Board OF Aldermen These caalaates
received nearly all the votes I'm the i've slecuss dis
tricls. tho Republican candidates for who" they wsre
substitutes receiving from six to twelve votes Only in
each Nothing was done I'm the matter by tho Ko-
publican County Committee or by tho With Assembly
Dl,rict Rspublican Association. Tho County Commit
tee decided that IL was for the District Assecls
ton tO look n
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RESCrIy0 4 STIpWREOKED CREW

The German ship Camsa arrived hore yesterday with
the OF the American brig Ossco whica left New
York on October 80. communded by Captain John Day
with Of eight She was bound for Port Trim
idad spain, but November 2 IN latitude 30', ions
tudo To. met hurricane when wrecked her The
boats carried and several OF the
injured. while VIVID and wave were running the brig
The o L the Cam ella in sight, lowered her
aud took on tn or the Ossoo Tho brig sank
that night The only effects saved tho clothes tho
The National Line steamship France, which arrived
hero Yesterday reports that October 81 N latitude
49, 32 Aud lon situ1s ~ 80, at a. shs passed
Undertaken. watcrlossod wreck apparently partly
burned On her bow were the letters New Brunswick"
Tho wreck to navigation, as 10 light In the
pa,h Of camera
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Dr. ". A. Hammond appeared IN the Tombs Police
Court yesterday ~ complainant against DIR. H. H. Kane
hoad OF patent medicine hrm; Que Coleman, hts score
tsry, and John Phillips, advertising agent, Of No.
~ Park Row lie charged thom with causing to be pub
lshed Advertisement calculated TO do him great tn
Jury The Doctor recently delivered lecture The
Use and the Abuse OF the Brain" shortly astorward tho
advertisement complained OF appeared IL referred 10
the Doctors lecture and stated that the lecturer mad said
that for the mental disorders he mentioned the patent
medicine ade by kauss firm excellent remedy.
An alleged picture Of DR.. Hammond accompanied the
advertisement.
Justice Klbreth paroed the three defendants IN tho
custody OF their lawyer until Friday. when the will
he called again for Examinations. DE- Hammond peak
Of the said that II could be proved that he
hal recommended the nostrum. he would not only DO
expelled every medical society OF which he Was
member but would also be expelled from his position on
list OF the Army. which he holds by virtue OK
having been surgeon General OF the Army.
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ROUGH WEATHER DELAYED THE ErRURIA.

ROUGH WEATHER DELLA FED THE ETRURTA
Tho Cunard Etrura, which left Liverpool on
October 90. arrived yesterday morning. With ordinary
good weather she would have got in Saturday after
noon but she delayed by exceedingly empsstuous
weather Captain Cook said that he had never met worse
weather in crossing the Atlantic. Another white haired
officer vhs had spent most Of his life IN surneyns 10 and
fro the Atlantic said that the weather was more oes
ferrous than any 10 had before witnessed ana the
waves higher II surprised him that 80 big ship Should
be tsssed about Tho weather was seyerest tue day
after she left QuoeR sown. but II was stormy nearly tho
whole way couple OF boat, were stove IN and ono OF
the iron ators WAS wrenchet and twisted But tho
Etrura proved excellent seabsa And the passengers
wero subjected greater hardship than An unusually
prolonged spell Of scasiekaosa
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RI divide THE MISSION FUNDS

The annual meeting of tho General Missionary Com
m,,t,e OF the Methodist Episcopal Church Will be held
at St Paups Methodist Church, beginning to day Fully
81 900 900 Will DO spportioned and appropriated fol-
missionary work throughout the world On wednes
day evening the annual missionary service Will be
held in tho Hcddlng Methodist Episcopal Church In
Jersey City.
The Methodist ministers at their meeting yesterday
adopted resolutions In memory OF the Rev. Dr. A. g.
Graves who died recently. II decided to hold q
memorial service at st. Paups Methodist Episcopal
Church next Monday evening for Bisbnn uarris tho
Rev. Dc. Curry and J. Il. Cornell.
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crsrp.I. PIrGEws OFFICIAL REPORT

wAsHisGros Nov Tho War Department has re-
ceivod Telegram from General Terry stating that he Is
IN receipt Of tho following dispatch from General Ruser
under d ate OF Crow Agency, Montana, November 3:
Dsmapde4 surrondor Of refractory Crows to-day from
chi,fs They did dsivor them IN tms nked on AZ;
teUp,ei arrest ami skrmish followed The principal
offender Swor klod and three ethors Of his
wing some parss escaped, will probably come In
Noary al who originally ~ agency arc IN ana very
ausmissvs corporal killed ten prvatos wounded aAd
bohsv OF troops excellent
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SUPPLEMENT.
PAGES 9 TO IL.
THE NOVEMBER TICKETS.
GENERAL ELECTIONS IN TWELVE STATES.

vorR GOVERNORS TO BE CnosEN-IHE CANDi
DATES IN THE FIELD.
Elections will be held today in twelve Sta'es'
nc follows: Iowa. Maryland, Massachusetts
Mississippi Nebraska, New-Jersey, New-fork'
Ohio Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and
Virginia. Dakota will also vote upon the propo-
s;t;on to divide the Territory Iowa. Mary land
Massachusetts, and Ohio will elect Governors and
other State officers. Minor State officers. but
not Governors, will be chosen In Nebraska, New
York and Pennsylvania. In Iowa. Maryland,
Massachus tits, Mississippi, New-Jersey. New-fork.
Ohio and Virginia members OF the Legislature Will
he elected Oregon will vote on three proposed
amendments to the State Constitution Two
Congressman will be elected In New-York and
ono in Rhode Island. Tie candidates on the
several State tickets and the legislative candi-
dates in New-Jersey and New-York are given
below.
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ISrDOR COHNFRLD'S PROPERTY ATTACHED
The counsel for the banks holdis. lsdor Connfelds
paper Yesterday afternoon al tho Office OF Barlow
Wetmorc Ne 2OG Broadway Among those present were
Edmund Wetnorc, for the Park National Bank; l. A.
Strong for the Central National Bank; c. Stewart Da
vlsou for Kessler Co.. and IL. A. Kingbury, OF stern
& Myers for Monroe Co No plan OF actlsn could DO
decided upon OF the attachment levied ON the
property by O. II. Lshtenheim Al half past O'Clock.
julius j. Frank. Cshsfsds attorney was sent for and
tho counsel suggested that he should call mcotins OF
ali the creditors fer next Thursday afternoon At this
meeting the snt;rs IN after will again he discussed
Edmund wstnore said after the meeting: Tho banks
which represented here to-day are Cohnfods prin
cpal creditors, They feel perfectly secul ed by the mort
gage the stock which they hold. The attachment
levied by ohe nheim does not worry us much We have
good reassn expect DIOR or ssttsAsn from Conn
field on Thursday"
Alexander Blumen stisl attorney Of O. H. Liohtenhem,
yesterday morsing led notifications OF attachment OF
ohufcds real estate and Of tho furniture OF his Fifty
seysRtht house The real estate Consists OF tho house
Fiftyssventhst. the stables In Fiftycghths ~, sew
houses aud lets in Ienthave eight lots IN one nun
drcd and property IN Ninety soyenthst
The total value Ia ~ about S3OOOOJ All or IL Is
heavily mortgaged